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How Bhopal’s Pulkit Jain Overcame FOMO and Cracked UPSC

30 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Pulkit Jain from Bhopal cracked UPSC in his fourth attempt after missing the final list by just 3 marks last year.

Beyond Headlines

What We Ignore Becomes Our Problem

30 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Indian Masterminds launches a nation-wide campaign to transform everyday apathy into responsible citizenship,...

Beyond Headlines

India’s Energy Security Blueprint

30 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s economic growth will continue to rely on oil and gas even as renewables expand. Oil demand could...

Features

Rules-Based Order vs. The Right to Self-Determination: Tyrannical regimes demolishing people’s freedom

29 March 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

An analysis of the conflict between the rules-based international order and the right to self-determination,...

Video Interview

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

She has been ruthless in dealing with high profile criminals, both in the CBI and the Wildlife Crime...

Must Read

CAPF Promotion Stagnation Explained: How One IPS Posting Can Affect Constables to Senior Officers

24 March 2026

UPSC to Release Provisional Prelims Answer Key from 2026, Candidates Can Challenge Errors Through Online Portal

23 March 2026

Uttarakhand Set for Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle: Secretaries, DMs, IPS Officers and ADMs Likely to Be Transferred

25 March 2026

Videos

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

How Surinder Choudhary Uses Long-Distance Running to Stay Mentally Strong in a High-Pressure Police Career

20 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Uttar Pradesh Transfers 27 IPS Officers, SPs of 13 Districts Replaced; Elamaran G Appointed SSP Etah

30 March 2026

“Coaching Wale SDM Did It Again”: PCS Pankaj Kumar Verma’s Free Coaching Produces 16 Selections in UPPSC-2024

30 March 2026

J&K Transfers 7 IAS, JKAS Officers: Nazim Zai Khan Posted as Food Supplies Director Kashmir, Shreya Singhal Gets Information Charge

30 March 2026

Punjab Sends Revised Panel of 10 Bureaucrats to Chandigarh for Deputation, 1 IAS and 2 PCS Officers to Be Selected

30 March 2026

BMC Commissioner Race Heats Up: 3 Top Maharashtra IAS Officers in Contention, Ashwini Bhide Leads

30 March 2026

7 IAS Officers Transferred in Andhra Pradesh, Shan Mohan Appointed APEDB CEO, 4 Districts Get New Collectors

30 March 2026

PSU News

Oil India Signs MoU with CSIR-IMMT to Boost R&D in Critical Minerals under NCMM

30 March 2026

REC Limited Wins “ESG and Responsible Business Award” at Net Green Foundation Earth Awards 2026

30 March 2026

LIC Announces Retirement of Three Senior Management Officials Including Executive Directors

30 March 2026

Hindustan Copper Appoints Ajay Chandraker as Head of Materials, Contracts & Marketing

30 March 2026

NCL Achieves 140 Million Tonnes Coal Production Ahead of Schedule for FY 2025–26

30 March 2026

GRSE Delivers Three Advanced Warships to Indian Navy, Boosting Indigenous Defence Capabilities

30 March 2026

BHEL Bags ₹13,500 Crore NTPC Contract for 2,400 MW Telangana Stage-II Thermal Power Project

30 March 2026

IREDA Secures JPY 28 Billion ECB Facility from Sumitomo Mitsui to Boost Renewable Energy Financing

30 March 2026

Defence News

Defence Breakthrough India Needed: MIDHANI’s Superalloys Set to Transform Fighter Jet Engines

30 March 2026

What Is Cognitive Electronic Warfare? Why Indian Army Is Investing Big in It

30 March 2026

Explained: How DRDO’s 30kW Laser Weapon System Can Destroy Drones in Seconds Without Missiles

30 March 2026

Integrated Air Defence Firepower Exercise

Next-Gen War Preparedness: Indian Army Executes Advanced Air Defence Firepower Exercise in Odisha

30 March 2026

Judiciary News

Calcutta HC Reserves Verdict on Election Commission Transfers of Bureaucrats in Bengal, Orders Records by March 30

28 March 2026

Wake-Up Call for Gujarat: High Court Orders Child Protection Policy Amid Concerns Over Care Institutions

27 March 2026

Supreme Court Declines Relief to IRS Sameer Wankhede, Allows Two Weeks to Reply to Chargesheet in Cordelia Probe

26 March 2026

Punjab DA Disparity Case: High Court Questions Why IAS, IPS Officers Get Timely Allowance While Employees Face Delays

26 March 2026

CSR News

ECIL Completes CSR Project by Handing Over Retaining Wall at Rastriya Vidya Kendra, Telangana

13 March 2026

NTPC WR-I Launches ₹7.64 Crore CSR Project to Renovate IPD Blocks at N.M. Wadia Hospital, Solapur

13 March 2026

AAI Provides ₹12.29 Crore CSR Support to Balasaheb Deoras Rugnalay in Pune for Healthcare Expansion

12 March 2026

Numaligarh Refinery Wins Dual Honours for Operational Innovation and CSR at Governance Now PSU Awards 2026

11 March 2026

Opinion

Features

Rules-Based Order vs. The Right to Self-Determination: Tyrannical regimes demolishing people’s freedom

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

Wisdom–Ethics–AI and Future of Law: From Intelligence to Judgement

Anurag Goel

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UPSC Stories

How Bhopal’s Pulkit Jain Overcame FOMO and Cracked UPSC

30 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Pulkit Jain from Bhopal cracked UPSC in his fourth attempt after missing the final list by just 3 marks...

He Quit His Job, Faced Failure, and Came Back Stronger: Mayank Purohit’s AIR 33 Story | Exclusive

27 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a small Rajasthan town to AIR 33 in UPSC CSE 2025, Mayank Purohit’s journey blends strategy, setbacks,...

A Grandfather’s Inspiration, A Granddaughter’s AIR 46: Shambhavi Tiwari’s UPSC Story | Exclusive

26 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Raised by grandparents in Pantnagar, Shambhavi Tiwari turned early failures into AIR 46 in UPSC CSE 2025...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

The Sky Husband: Where the Spiritual and the Everyday Become One

28 March 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

God speaks to us through our dreams, says the wise woman Hami. Her neighbour Mimi has learned this truth,...

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...

Sixteen Months, One Unbreakable Spirit: A Cancer Survivor’s Diary

7 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A breast cancer survivor’s candid diary chronicles sixteen months of pain, courage, family support and...